BeamFS Sent Out As Newest File-System Proposal For Linux phoronix.com

A new RFC patch series proposes BeamFS, a Linux file system that uses Reed–Solomon codes to detect and correct data corruption on a single storage device, with about 7% overhead in its default layout. It follows the stalled FTRFS proposal, which targeted radiation-prone systems such as satellites and radiotherapy rooms, but uses a new on-disk format and incorporates feedback aimed at improving its chances of upstream acceptance.